Film Adaptation in the Hollywood Studio Era

by Guerric DeBona

In this exceptional contribution to literary adaptation studies, Guerric DeBona shifts the focus away from determining a film's allegiance to the original source and redirects the conversation to the industrial choices, audience responses, and socio-cultural factors that contribute to the construction of the cinematic text.

Film Adaptation in the Hollywood Studio Era analyzes the intertextuality, cultural value, and authorship of four films...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252077377
• ISBN13: 9780252077371
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 9.0"